Cameras I've Used ...and How I Used Them - Cinemassacre
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2019
- From film to video, from analog to digital, from SD to HD, and to 4K. I talk about all the cameras I've used over the decades.
James' twitter: / cinemassacre
#Cinemassacre #JamesRolfe #Cameras - Ігри
He's the angriest cameraman you ever heard
He's the angry JVC Nerd
He's the angry RCA, Canon Nerd
He's the Angry Camera Nerd
Panasonic didn't fit in?)
A camera that only shoots in 4:3? What were they thinking!
@@kcahdp In the full song with extended lyrics it does. Canon sounded better when matching the tune of the AVGN theme ^^;
How about the Angry Video Camera Nerd ?
@@jerelminter or the Angry Cameraman Nerd
He's the angry video game nerd, but the calm formal camera nerd
True
That's James Rolfe not AVGN
woooosh
This is the video that caused me to get serious about filmmaking and start to follow my dreams. Thanks, James.
Yay cool!
update, got into film school
@@Zukoloid congrats dude I'm really happy for you
@@Zukoloid outstanding
"Just in case you're not familiar, this is a VHS tape."
WTF, who doesn't know what VHS i-
*looks at year on calendar*
Oh.
what is a "calendar"?
@@aquelecientista4491 Apparently it's this piece of paper with a bunch of numbers and days of the week on it.
@@aquelecientista4491 It's an app in Google Play duh
LOL! Future generations wouldn't know what physical media is. Everything is in the internet. I guess only the techy ones will know.
@@aquelecientista4491 smartphones have calendars, so that joke doesn't work in this context
I still remember giving your videos five red stars... Geez we are old.
Oh stop it with the old stuff lol
I was around then and im only a teenager
Everyones old if you think about it 😁
omg yes.
Actually I'm 33 and I don't remember the star rating system because I wasn't around youtube until about 2014.
ed champagne well ur not actually an adult until ur 21
@@ilitardo160 If you're 21 you're an adult
I can watch a video of James talking about literally anything
Your absolutely right.....I can watch it too
He is one of the few youtube guys i truly watch just to hear what he has to say, he is right about everything concerning popular movie culture, he was 100% right about Ghostbusters (the shitty one) and got criticized by it then a few months later the film came out and critics.....
DreN snap lol
Totally,
Me too
Ah yes, the golden age of Mini DV... good times.
I’m more into Hi8
Evolution of James's Cameras 198?-2019
1980-2019
What about the camera that his grandfather had?
Make that 1951-2019, since his grandfather had the Bell & Howell cameras
You mean 198X
make a video on it poptartface
i love your vids
Whenever he says "I don't have anything scripted", you know you're in for a long, friendly talk with the man behind the genius.
hahaha so true!
tmj BR
For how popular James is he’s a pretty humble guy
God I love these types of videos. It really shows what an awesome fanbase James has. We came for the Nerd, but we stayed because of what a genuine and amazing guy James is.
Legit. It's refreshing to see how many other people share my love for these types of videos! I think it really helps that James is a nice, chill guy!
Agreed 😊 he and Mike are great dudes
Well said. James is pure awesomeness.
Hell yeah
There's so many people on the Internet that aren't really interesting beyond their gimmick. James is one of the best. It's a shame though. He works so hard and doesn't get nearly as much publicity as those idiots like Logan Paul
"Just in case you're not familiar with it. This is a V.H.S"
God DAMN I feel old...
By the time i have kids it's gonna be hard to tell them about CDs let alone what a VHS is
Haha, anything older than streaming services are in that category now ;)
I'm relatively young and I know roughly the basics of physical media something we can't let die not yet at least
"Just in case you're not familiar, this is a VHS tape."
...
I'm gonna cry.
Today's episode: AVGN = Aged Video Gear Nostalgia
Audio Video Graphic Network
@@missspark4652 A VaGiNa
@@honmasudoesthings5335 😂👌👌
Nice. XD
Nothing shot using a Gameboy peripheral?
shows how useful the gameboy camera was.
Video recorded with a Game Boy Camera?
I want to be sedated by the Game Boy! LOL
@@succulentcranberry Im sure you couldve came up with something better, since they make millions and some even billions. I wouldve said "only the Ku Klux Klan and MAGA cucks use that." ;)
“If you’ve been good
Like you should
Wait for the holidays...”
This is making me cry. James Rolfe is a man that should be under the dictionary for the word "effort"
Look at the like RIGHT NOW
I MEAN LIKES LOOK AT THE NUMBER
Joanna Fiore 423?
WIKKI
If you define the word Effort for posterity and you don't have this man as a Picture, you have failed lol
I love how he sounds like a father talking to his children about how he used to do stuff back in his day :P
@Stefano Pavone yea
Because he raised a generation of filmmakers
This dude literally went from filming on old fashioned tape reels, to basically having the technology of a high-end camera right in your own smartphone.
He doesn't film on his phone
Filming or even editing on your phone is like cultural bolshevism. Just don't.
You should do a AVGN episode using your old gear, for nostalgias sake! ;)
That would probably suck for him to make.
Indeed
@@jamesrussell2936 nah, you just edit digitally.
I wish James would just give away his old cameras, a lot of people would be really happy to have at least some form of shooting video....or maybe they would just turn them into objects of worshiping him.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge lol. why would he? Also, people have phones to shoot videos with now a days.
-How old are you?
-Well, I know what a VHS tape is...
Pluk pluk I’m 16 and grew up pretty poor so I grew up around vhs and watching movies on box TVs, I actually really do live the aesthetic besides the obsolete technology, don’t care much for modern trends either, I wish it was still like the 90s and I wish i around during that time
@@Bughunt89 You weren't poor, movies continued to be released on VHS until 2006.
WestKraven | I used to think like you do and I’m not even that much older. It’s great that time has moved forwards and things have gotten easier. Many things are much more widely available than they ever were and that’s great. Going back is not always as it’s chalked up to be.
Them- “how entertaining and interesting is James Rolfe?”
Me- “I’m watching a video of him talking about camcorders”
As a film student I think this was an incredibly valuable video to watch so we can see where you started and how you evolved in a certain way as a filmmaker.
True true
It was also great because it was travelling through time for me. Very similar journey with cameras.
Love some of the old relics! I share your pain with the Bolex! Salute to the AVGN!
Why don't you two do a rockumentary together? I'd love to see that.
GLENN!
Glenn Fricker?
@@wesleybermingham9986 greets!
@@SpectreSoundStudios You're an AVGN fan too??
2:17, another problem with the Bolex H16 is there's no way to reliably synchronize audio because the spring mechanism wouldn't maintain a consistent frame rate. This is made even worse by the fact that it can only record for thirty seconds at a time, so you would be struggling to sync up audio with hundreds of 30-second takes if you were trying to shoot a feature-length movie. This is why all of the audio in the movie Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter was dubbed in post.
Hey possum how ya doing man
Wow
There are electronic motors made for the Bolex including crystal sync motors (which is ideal for modern production)
WAIT
THERE’S A MOVIE CALLED JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER?!
A lot of people re-fit these to modern needs like crystal sync'd electric motor and even super16 conversion.
Holy shit, James was rocking that 90's stache.
Always a pleasure watching you discuss topics you're so passionate about.
Defo bud it's always a pleasure to see anybody talk about something they're really passionate about but when that person has the charisma & sense of humour as James then it becomes an absolute treat I man who the hell else would any of us watch talk about cameras I mean can you imagine some douche like Shane Dawson,Logan Paul or Onision talk about it
This was really relaxing to watch, and highly enjoyable too.
Also informative
Perhaps a little ASMR action going on?
@@danielasilva69457 Yeah, I suppose it is! I was already a camera nerd like James so I didn't learn much personally, but I can definitely see how people would learn from this if they weren't as steeped in the topic as I am.
Also, wow my comment has 170 upvotes. Was not expecting that.
James history:
James: My family camera...
looks right, looks left...
James: My camera...
Lol
😂😂😂😂
I feel like this is the best of Cinemassacre content. One of the most genuine people I've seen just talking about things he's passionate about. Personally I take this over any AVGN episode.
Both
The duality of man
Yea especially some of the newer ones
Tbh, I liked the blurry, low quality look of your old videos.
nowonmetube old school
Ftw
Ya they made sense. Made it feel more 90's, more nastalgic
It can give that subtle serial killer vibe that the kids are crazy about these days.
Switch to 360p or less then.
@@flashmozzg that is not remotely the same. There are very specific qualities vintage cameras add. Lowering the res will do jack
im a simple man. i see a cinemassacre upload featuring james talking solo about something he find enjoyable. i click :)
Same
@Michael O Callaghan ? he just seems open to talking about his early filmmaking days in a way thats very charming
Same thoughts here.
There's always something intriguing about watching somebody charismatic talking about something he likes and is knowledgeable about
@@succulentcranberry and what of he was, what's wrong with that, huh?
It’s so great to see someone so passionate about what they do , you can really truly see that James has always been so interested in film making from such a young age
I was in middle school when you started UA-cam. Thank you so much for giving us your heart and soul into your films.💖
I feel that. Been watching James since 2007, when I was in grade 6. It's wild that he is still evolving his style with the times and making great content after all these years.
I love these James solo videos. Reminded me of Cinemassacre 200. Great vid
20:58
My reaction: "NONONONO, you gotta hold it downwards!!"
But then I realised that both holding it in the proper way and showing it off would probably be a hassle. It does however feel reassuring that the don'ts I learned in my media education are engraved in my bones.
"This is a VHS tape in case you aren't aware"
oh uhm...
Am I considered old at 19 years old? lol
Just because you know about obsolete technology at a young age doesn't mean the majority young people do.
dumbass 1472 obsolete? That’s subjective to preference 📼
@@guy_5108 Im also 19 and almost everyone around my age that I know is aware of what vhs is.
@@godhimself1128 19 isn't that young. There's 14 year olds on here. I'm 25 and watched VHS as a kid, and you are only 6 years younger than me. You probably watched a VHS as a kid without realizing it
Im almost 17, and i've collected a couple hundred tapes.
While watching this, when he was discussing about VHS tapes I was thinking "Come on James, everyone knows what a VHS tape is." Then I realized, we're at a period in history where there are people who don't.
Same!
I do
Peole at my school don't
imagine james being your dad, would be so cool.
20:55 *losing breath while collapsing to the ground* “Cover it.... cover the camera sensor!!” *suffocates*
8:35
He told us he likes boxes.
Can't wait for that James Rolfe direct-to-video genre movie!
I'll always remember up until episode 100 you shot 4:3, so that means AVGN episodes 1-99 you used the HVX
Stats for angry nerds.
Wide-screen doesn't equal HD
Mr. Bump 2.0 But it doesn’t look very clear, almost as if the footage was upscaled from 480p. He did start shooting in widescreen 480p for 100-105 until the episodes were HD. My guess is that he experimented with a widescreen mode option on the HVX.
@@charlescampuz5812 basically its a cropped image using a wider lens tyo compensate horizontol loss
I love James. His passion for filmmaking is just contagious when you watch his videos. Definitely my number 1 influence as an aspiring filmmaker.
I'm sure that means a lot coming from Cuddling Butt-Cheeks. It would to me.
I believe the thumbnail text is a word play for James Cameron
I just realized that. Clever
*I was hoping you'd make this video one day 12 years LATER!*
well now i want an AVGN episode filmed in Super 8...or at least an AVGN intro :)
It'd be awesome if he shot with the quality he uses for the rental store intro
Reviewing tennis for two on the radar
Festers Quest.
Imagine if LGR or 8 bit guy screamed and cursed and used dated special effects like Mr. Rolf
Professor Penne
Yea and in this episode he’s so toned down
Clint actually cencored his swears when he says them, in both his Extream Boards & Blades and Extream Wintersports videos, he said "Aw, what the f**k, there's a sequel?!?!?!?!", in his video on the original Doom, he says amazing stuff about the BFG9000, and in his Doom Eternal review, he said that the game fucking rules.
James' take on cameras and equipment is really refreshing. Too many filmmakers/UA-camrs are too eager to jump into 4K cams or get new film equipment for no other reason than to have the newest gadgets. Really it's all about the storytelling and honing your craft with what works for you.
James...
All things considered (and I've been saying this to myself for years)...
you clearly have some of the greatest parents ever to exist on the planet. And for that, I send a toast to them.
And a MEGA-TOAST to you for releasing this video on the 32nd anniversary of my organization!
Lol you didn’t upload in 9 years
You have only one video....from nearly a decade ago. What organization?
James, you’re honest-to-god an inspiration for us aspiring filmmakers. Thanks for sharing and being so goddamned genuine. For real.
JAMES' CAMERAS!
Man every time I see a old film of you as a child your dad is always in his draws lmao
Yes!!! Finally!!! I wanted to see this for a long time!! Mr. Rolfe you inspired me to create films :) saludos desde Puerto Rico!
Woooooo PR!!!😎😎😊😊
Please learn to roll your Rs.
It's always fun to listen to artists talking about the various gear they use
Most camera videos are a total geek-out on tech specs, and I appreciate that this is more focused on the actual use of the cameras. Don't get me wrong, I love me some camera nerd talk but ultimately the tech serves the art of photography and filmmaking.
Man I love your content, definitely my favorite UA-camr and such a huge inspiration. Always a pleasure to see videos by you when they get released.
Amazing that we came along way from using a camera to becoming a phone.
We BECOMING A PHONE?!
@@nowonmetube lmfao. We come on all shape and sizes. A mouth to talk into and ears for speakers.
Yeah I'm a phone now. Weird
@adam nelson Well yeah, a phone is never going to replace DSLRs or cinema cameras (though funnily enough you can now replace a cinema camera with a DSLR if are willing to accept some limitations). Phones have pretty much wiped out the point and shoot and camcorder market though.
Phone cameras are trash lol
Terrible focus, over-sharps everything, and the image sensor is small compared to real cameras
Hey, Kids - take note: You want to be a success? Be like James and WORK, WORK, WORK and then WORK SOME MORE.
Great video, James :)
More people need to actually listen to that advice!
@@mattpike7268 This is why it's amazing to do something you love, because you do all the work without it feeling like work.
Okay, Dad.
...and set aside at least 15% of your income for 401k, IRA, or other investments. No matter how much it hurts. ADJUST YOUR YOUNG LIFE. You will have freedoms later, many dream of.
And but don't play shitty games
I absolutely love it when you do the “behind the scenes” type videos.
What a fascinating video. Thanks for sharing, James. Long-time viewer since the Double Dragon III video here, I LOVE getting to see the real life side of things like this from you!
As a film maker at university I just wanna say thanks for all these kinds of videos, kinda gives me hope that my degree in Film will be of use in the near future.
Thank you.
16:31 -- **adjusts glasses** **snorts** Actually... it's 23.976 frames per second, _not_ 24 frames per second.
More like 24 frames of likes!
Ackchyually...
@@randomaccount8009 😁
Nerd.
This guy films!
I love watching videos of you talking about stuff like that, I can really tell how passionate you are about the subject, and I always learn new things. Thanks man!
Thank you for sharing this with us James, I love the videos where it's just you or you and Mike talking. Makes it feel very personal and relaxed.
He should do an episode about VCR’s. Oh man, I love VCR’s.
Thomas1984 yes plz
Thanks for sharing what cameras you've used and are currently using for your work. =]
For years I wondered what cameras you filmed everything with and it's finally nice to know. I appreciate it.
Thank you so much, James! This episode is both informative and inspirational. It’s amazing to see how resourceful you can be and what you can accomplish with technology from different eras.
I LOVE these kinds of videos from James! They are informative and really show how much passion he has for the art form.
Always great to see James talking shop about movie making.
Heartwarming, James. You've lived it. Makin' the Movies.
WAT-chin' the MO-vies
And talkin' 'bout 'em, too
[....footage missing....]
We're right next to CAL-dor
So wise James! It's amazing to see that old footage you should make a video just about those old videos you made!
He already did. It's called cinemassacre 200
James you're just an awesome dude man. What a great life you have and had
Thanks for sharing your cameras. I also own a GH5 and that same 17.5mm lens. I also don't shoot in 4K all that often. Honestly, it shoots such great HD that 4K is almost not necessary. I also recently got myself an AF100 on eBay, and I love it.
I'm looking forward to seeing the next film.
The GH5 is fantastic. Very powerful though... Maybe too powerful.
Holy fucking mackerel someone who was actually respectful and aware of the possibility that someone doesn’t know what a VHS tape is. Not a ounce of sarcasm of condensation. This is why we love you James.
*aware of its appearance that is
As much as I love your content, its the behind-the-scenes and filmmaking history/technical videos of yours, (as far and few in between the years they have been) that really intrigue me. Seeing all the effort you've put under this lifetime passion is truly inspiring.
These insights are always kick ass to see.
Love when James just talk about anything. Great video.
It's awesome to see all the cameras you've used throughout the years. Made me realize I had everything I need to make videos of my own. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great video. My family had one of those RCA rigs that i used to shoot stop motion movies on. Stretching the usefulness of your tools was what made the process so interesting back then. You're the man, avgn.
Really enjoyed this. Love hearing about your filmmaking. Can't wait for the next film.🖤
Damn, tape extender is awesome. We just used to connect camera to TV, play footage from it on TV and record it on normal VHS
I remember my dad had a video recorder that filmed on a VHS-C. I loved putting it into the converter, I thought it was so cool.
James, thank you so much for always taking me back to the past! I love it and it's so nostalgic.
Great video! As an amateur shooter / UA-camr and camera nerd myself it was entertaining to see your journey via the equipment you used to record.
I'm grateful I live in an era where recording tech is both high quality and readily available, but I'm also a bit jealous that I didn't get started earlier in life like you did.
Would love to see more videos like this!
your enthusiasm and drive and persistence is so inspiring! :) James to infinity and beyond !
Hey James, big fan, I've been watching since I was just 13 (i'm almost 24 now, so 11 year AVGN fan)
but I love whenever you do these 'behind the scenes' kind of things. you're one hell of a director, your content is funny, informative and you've made so much of it. thank you for entertaining me for more than half of my lifespan
One of the best Cinemassacre videos in recent months. I always drooled over cameras when I was a kid, this takes me back!
Always admire sharing your work & how you started all this movies wishing you all the best & certainly looking for more good Sir!
It's so cool to see you had the same JVC camera my family used and still have! In all of my almost 25 years i had no idea the tape extender used a AA battery, i always wondered how it always automatically extended the VHSC tape without pressing anything lol
That Hi8 Sony camera is still in my studio closet! I got mine in 2000 I think. Man.... that camera traveled with me and recorded every artist that recorded for my Sudden Impact Series. I learned a lot about your history. You didnt curse once :)
Can you tell me more about series
This was so cool to watch! Please do more videos like this, I love learning about how you did your projects as times continued to change
Dam this was awesome. Thank you so much for all your hard work man. Youre a total inspiration for me!
10:18 and 10:23 caught me off guard and it brought much joy to the universe from my perspective
I have been watching your show since it started. Still here. You are a pioneer of videos and I appreciate all you have done for all content creators! Thank you
This was really awesome, extremely satisfying. I would love to see more videos like this in the future. Thank you for what you do, I appreciate it.
Me personally, I LOVE these types of videos. Who agrees?
It's amazing how creative James was with the limited tech from back then. I couldn't have been bothered with that even back when I was younger and more creative.
I love these type of videos, they have a lot of history and informative value. Keep up the good work, James boii
Thanks for sharing this James. Really nice to see your progression through different tech.
Man, you worked some magic with that RCA camera. I don't think many people would have the patience to edit videos the way you did back then.
Ever try kodachrome? Brings out the nice bright colors and gives us the greens of summer. But my mama would try to take my kodachrome away.
Crowmaster 😂😂😂😂
When I think about all the crap I learned in highschool...